Claudine received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Parsons School of Design after attending the school in both New York and Los Angeles. She has worked for companies such as Harcourt, Random House, and Rolling Stone magazine. Her book cover for Blindness by José Saramago has been named one of the top 25 classic book covers in the past 25 years by Entertainment Weekly magazine. Claudine's work has been recognized by The Art Director's Club, Bookbuilder's West, and the Independent Book Publishers Association, and has appeared in the Parsons School of Design catalog and Brides magazine.